Best Top-Down Steam Deck Games

Steam currently has 9,154 Top-Down games, but not all of them can be played on the Steam Deck. Explore our list with the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Top-Down game rankings were last updated on 12/6/2024.

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1. The WereCleaner

Kyle is a Janitor. He's also a Werewolf. And now he's got the night shift. Try not to kill anyone while working to get your paycheck - in a stealth-comedy game with surprises around every corner.

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The WereCleaner holds the #1 spot for "best Top-Down Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,928 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,890 positive reviews and 38 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 5/7/2024
Developer Howlin' Hugs
Publisher USC Games
Steam App Id 2795000

2. Hotline Miami

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

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Hotline Miami has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Top-Down Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 100,327 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 97,499 positive reviews and 2,828 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 10/23/2012
Developer Dennaton Games
Publisher Devolver Digital
Steam App Id 219150

3. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Top-Down Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,035 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,000 positive reviews and 35 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 10/15/2021
Developer Leef 6010
Publisher Leef 6010
Steam App Id 1698960

4. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

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Paper Lily - Chapter 1 has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Top-Down Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,084 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,045 positive reviews and 39 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 1/26/2024
Developer Leef 6010
Publisher Leef 6010
Steam App Id 2220360

5. Baba Is You

Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

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Baba Is You has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Top-Down Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,964 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,503 positive reviews and 461 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 3/13/2019
Developer Hempuli Oy
Publisher Hempuli Oy
Steam App Id 736260

6. Brotato

Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

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Brotato has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Top-Down Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 89,036 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 86,185 positive reviews and 2,851 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $2.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $2.99
Release Date 6/23/2023
Franchise Blobfish Games
Developer Blobfish
Publisher Blobfish
Steam App Id 1942280

7. Fear & Hunger 2: Termina

F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!

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Fear & Hunger 2: Termina has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Top-Down Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 9,428 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 9,190 positive reviews and 238 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $11.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $11.99
Release Date 12/9/2022
Developer Miro Haverinen
Publisher Miro Haverinen
Steam App Id 2171440

8. Felvidek

In Felvidek, a JRPG set in 15th century Slovakia, you embrace the role of an alcoholic knight Pavol. Meet diverse and interesting characters to help you drive out the Hussites and Ottomans who blight this land.

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Felvidek has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Top-Down Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,802 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,767 positive reviews and 35 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $10.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $10.99
Release Date 3/29/2024
Developers
Publishers
Steam App Id 2299900

9. Handshakes

Take your brain for a walk in Handshakes, a simple yet tricksy sokoban puzzle game. Guide two hands through puzzles designed to stump, not frustate, so that they may achieve their dream of a warm, firm handshake.

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Handshakes has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Top-Down Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,474 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,446 positive reviews and 28 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 1/13/2023
Developers
Publisher Pet Pumpkin
Steam App Id 2171690

10. Enter the Gungeon

Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

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Enter the Gungeon has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Top-Down Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 81,897 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 78,362 positive reviews and 3,535 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.49 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $4.49
Release Date 4/5/2016
Developer Dodge Roll
Publisher Devolver Digital
Steam App Id 311690

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95
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Fear & Hunger 2: Termina steam charts
269
12/9/2022
94
$11.99
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Felvidek steam charts
14
3/29/2024
94
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Handshakes steam charts
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94
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94
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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 21). Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 11). Paper Lily - Chapter 1 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, September 30). Baba Is You on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 14). Brotato on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). Fear & Hunger 2: Termina on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 11). Felvidek on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 11). Handshakes on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 13). Enter the Gungeon on Steam. Steam Store.

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